18. Orange Rosemary Salt Scrub
Exfoliate your skin with this all natural recipe. To make, combine salt, orange zest, rosemary leaves, and olive oil into a food processor and pulse. Use it on your hands, feet, and anywhere else that needs a bit of rejuvenating.
19. Rosemary Facial Toner
This easy peasy beauty recipe will help shrink pores and cleanse your skin, and you can throw it together in just five minutes. All you need to do is make a rosemary water reduction on the stovetop and add some apple cider vinegar.
Get the DIY from Homemade for Elle.
20. Rosemary Hair Tonic
Cleanse and clarify your hair and scalp, all while making your locks smelling amazing!
You’ll need:
5 cups of water
3 to 4 fresh rosemary sprigs
Bring water to a boil on the stovetop. Turn off and remove from heat. Add the rosemary sprigs, cover the pot, and allow it to steep for at least 20 minutes.
After the water has cooled, strain out the rosemary and transfer the liquid to a container or spray bottle. To use, pour it over your scalp and work it into your hair as a final rinse in the shower or spritz wet or dry hair for a leave-in conditioner.
Keep your sealed bottle in the fridge and use it within one week.
21. Rosemary Christmas Tree
Due to rosemary’s coniferous qualities, it makes for a wonderful and aromatic miniature Christmas tree. Ensuring your plant survives the holidays will, however, take some careful planning.
To maximize the chances of success, grow one or more rosemary plants in 10-inch containers during spring and summer, allowing the root system to become well established. Every 4 to 6 weeks, prune rosemary into a triangular tree shape. Trim the tree until the just before the first frost of the year, since its vigorous growth tends to ebb come winter.
In its native Mediterranean climate during winter, rosemary would typically experience full sun and cooler daytime temperatures (around 60°F) with nights that are just above freezing. So to replicate these conditions, leave rosemary outdoors and bring it inside when frost is expected, placing it in the sunniest and coolest room in your home. When temperatures rise above 30°F, bring it back outdoors.
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